Sources: ABC News and Solomon Islands Public Holidays. The Prime Minister of the Solomon Islands, Manasseh Sogavare, announced that Monday April 23, 2007, will be a public holiday to remember the 40 people killed and 6,000 left homeless by the quake and tsunami which hit the Solomon Islands on April 2, 2007.
Sunday, April 15, 2007
Solomon Islands Declares April 23 Public Holiday to Remember Tsunami Victims
Sources: ABC News and Solomon Islands Public Holidays. The Prime Minister of the Solomon Islands, Manasseh Sogavare, announced that Monday April 23, 2007, will be a public holiday to remember the 40 people killed and 6,000 left homeless by the quake and tsunami which hit the Solomon Islands on April 2, 2007.